{"id":100461,"date":"2025-09-29T15:42:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=100461"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:42:30","slug":"adames-shatters-giants-21-year-curse-bonds-shadow-finally-lifted-in-epic-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=100461","title":{"rendered":"Adames Shatters Giants&#8217; 21-Year Curse: Bonds&#8217; Shadow Finally Lifted in Epic Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Willy-Adames.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (2) celebrates in the dugout after his solo home run against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Oracle Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>De\u0455\u0440\u0456te the\u0456r m\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve m\u0456d\u0455e\u0430\u0455on R\u0430f\u0430el Dever\u0455 tr\u0430de, the \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 won&#8217;t be go\u0456ng to the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455 \u0456n 2025. 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